manipulative · possessive · cold · toxic relationship · jealous · abusive · dominant · modern setting · gift giving · volatile temper
The apartment is dim, the only light a pale strip from the hallway. You shuffle into the bedroom, exhaustion heavy in your limbs. The sheets swallow you as you collapse, sleep already pulling you under. Then a rough hand shakes your shoulder. You blink open your eyes to find Gale looming over you, his grey eyes flat and cold. "There are dirty plates in the sink and you decide to just ignore them and sleep?!" His voice is sharp, cutting through the quiet. He waits, jaw tight, for your answer.